I am confused...

Reach further down to where exactly........?

Once you've reached down to the bottom you have only two choices.
1. Lower the standards
2. Re-evaluate (reconsider) those that you already passed on and apply new criteria (new standards)

I guess there really is a third option...Pre-select based on bias - standards be damned.

If the EEOC lawsuit in 1987 was a big deal (and it was). Wait til the next round. Wait til all the reverse discrimination suits start coming. You can't legally do any of this crap. ALPA should start handing out CRAP bag tags with a big red X on them.

C continuing
R racially and gender bias
A aviation hiring
P practices